Taming of the Shrew Vocab

stoics

someone who is seemingly indifferent to emotions

dowry

money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marrige

peevish

cross, complaining, irritable, contrary

commodity

something that is bought or sold

volubility

the act of speaking much and with a smooth, easy flow of words

austerity

the trait of self denial from worldly pleasures

insolence

a disrespectful or rude act

pate

the top of the head

gamut

a scale of musical notes

raiment

clothing

chattels

any movable property

giddy

dizzy, lightheaded, or lacking seriousness

forbear

to hold back

rudiments

a statement of fundamantal facts or principals

rhetoric

using language effectively to persuade

peremptory

putting an end to all debate or action

jerkin

a short jacket

bereft

sorrowful through loss or deprovation

credulous

showing lack of judgement or experience

flout

to show contempt for or to disobey